Jazz à la Cité returns for its 14th edition to the Cité internationale universitaire de Paris . Throughout October, enjoy concerts in various venues, including the FEU on Tuesday, October 8. We invite you to save the date and discover the program of FEU jazz musicians!
Practical information
Date Tuesday, October 8 | Time 7:30 p.m. | Facebook Event
Free reservation
Program
William Bolcom (1938-)
The Serpent's Kiss
Maurice Ravel (1875-1937)
Sonata No. 2 in G Major for Violin and Piano
II. Blues. Moderato
George Shearing (1919-2011)
Lullaby of Birdland
John Klenner (1899-1955)
Just Friends
Vince Gauraldi (1928-1976)
Ginza Samba
Kurt Weill (1900-1950)
Speak Low
Buddy on the Nightshift
My Ship
Samuel Gaskin
A.B.'s Waltz
Miles Davis (1926-1991)
All Blues
Charlie Parker (1920-1955)
Ornithology
Standard blues
Stanley Coleman, saxophone
Khalid McGhee, piano/voice
Jazz Musicians of the FEU
Stanley E. Coleman , a native of St. Louis, USA, has had a remarkable impact on the world of jazz and blues through his long career as a musician and teacher. He has shared the stage with legendary artists such as Gladys Knight & the Pips, Lou Rawls, Kool & the Gang, The O'Jays, Fifth Dimension, BB King, The Manhattans, and Della Reese, earning him a prominent place in the musical community. In 2019, Coleman was part of the St. Louis-based HyC and the Fresh Start Band, which won first place at the International Blues Challenge, marking the first time a St. Louis band has achieved this prestigious honor. Today, Coleman is excited to bring his deep passion for jazz and blues to FEU!
American pianist Khalid McGhee earned a Bachelor of Music in Piano Performance from Northern Arizona University and then continued his studies at the Institut für Musik der Hochschule Osnabrück. He then earned a Diplôme Supérieur in Vocal Coaching from the École Normale de Musique de Paris “Alfred Cortot” and is currently pursuing a further education program. A versatile musician, Khalid is proficient in piano, chamber music, vocal accompaniment, vocal coaching, language coaching, and musical conducting. Through his residency at the United States Foundation, Khalid aims to inspire and connect audiences by fusing genres to create a more diverse concert experience.
Originally from Washington Island in the United States, Jonathan Bass will continue his piano studies during the 2024-2025 academic year with Professor David Lively at the École Normale de Musique de Paris-Alfred Cortot. Jonathan graduated with honors from Lawrence University in Appleton, USA, where he was a prizewinner in numerous competitions, including the concerto competition, the Marjory Irvin Prize in Chamber Music, and the Margaret Gary Daniels Keyboard Performance Award . Jonathan holds an Accompanying Fellowship from Lawrence University and is active as a soloist and collaborative pianist. He studied with Michael Mizrahi at Lawrence and with Michael Coonrod at the Interlochen Arts Academy. A winner of the MTNA Competition in Wisconsin, Jonathan has also participated in numerous summer music festivals, including Rocky Ridge, Brevard, and the Decoda Chamber Music Festival, for which he received a full tuition scholarship.
Ariela Bohrod began taking piano lessons at the age of four in her hometown of Madison, Wisconsin. She continued her high school education at the Interlochen Arts Academy in Michigan and moved to New York City in 2013 to study with Pavlina Dokovska at Mannes College the New School for Music , where she earned her bachelor's and master's degrees in piano performance on merit scholarships. Her training, combined with the kindness of others and a great deal of luck, has allowed her to perform in Europe, Asia, and throughout the United States. While her musical repertoire encompasses a wide variety of repertoire, her true love lies with the material composed between the early 20th century and the present day—a musical landscape that, for her, transcends the mundane and rises to the ethereal. After a nearly two-year hiatus performing on cruise ships with Lincoln Center Stage , she is thrilled and honored to be studying with Suzana Bartal at the École Normale de Musique de Paris Alfred-Cortot, and to be a Harriet Hale Woolley Scholar alongside such brilliant young artists. Outside of music, she enjoys writing, making clothes, and going on long hikes and adventures.
Sarah Kathryn Curtis is a captivating mezzo-soprano with both her PhD and MA from the University of Kansas, where she studied with the renowned mezzo-soprano Joyce Castle. Her promising career has led her to performances across the United States, negotiating contracts with prestigious institutions such as Portland Opera, Des Moines Metro Opera, and Central City Opera. Sarah's diverse repertoire includes iconic operatic roles and a variety of other vocal works. Favorite roles include Carmen, Zita (Gianni Schicchi), Giulio Cesare, and Jo March (Little Women). As part of her doctoral research, Sarah presented a lecture recital on the vocal music of German-American composer Kurt Weill. Her passion for contemporary music has led her to sing in the premiere of Bonnie McLarty's Snow Angel with the University of Kansas Orchestra as well as several other student-led programs. During her stay in Paris, Sarah will study at the École Normale de Musique de Paris and will focus her research on art songs by French female composers.
A 2024-2025 Fulbright-Harriet Hale Woolley Scholar, Natalie Darst Xia is pursuing her violin studies at the École Normale de Musique de Paris-Alfred Cortot. A four-time Screen Actors Guild Foundation Fellow , she has performed as a soloist, chamber musician, and orchestral musician in France, Switzerland, and the United States. A dedicated orchestral musician, she has served as concertmaster of the Spoleto Festival Orchestra USA , the Mannes Orchestra, and the Boston University Symphony Orchestra . Natalie serves on the board of directors of the Fontainebleau Associations (USA) and spends her summers as the Associate Director of the American Conservatory Program at the Fontainebleau Schools at the Château de Fontainebleau. Natalie holds a Bachelor of Music degree with honors and a Bachelor of Music degree from the Mannes School of Music , where she was a President's Scholarship recipient . She holds a Doctor of Musical Arts degree from Boston University.
Pianist and organist Samuel Gaskin is interested in music in all its forms. As an improviser, he shared first prize in the 2023 St. Albans International Organ Competition and received second prize in the 2021 American Guild of Organists (AGO) National Organ Improvisation Competition. As a collaborating pianist, he has performed throughout the United States and Europe with mezzo-soprano Jacquelyn Matava. As a composer, he recently premiered Chase, for the ~Nois saxophone quartet, In memoriam, premiered by the Unheard-of Ensemble, and Psalm 118, for choir and organ. Samuel served as assistant organist at St. Mark's Episcopal Church in San Antonio, Texas, before receiving a Fulbright Scholarship to France, where he is currently pursuing studies in organ performance and jazz piano at the Conservatoire à rayonnement régional de Versailles.
Gabriel Newsham began learning the piano at the age of twelve. For six years he received lessons from Karl Koesterer, after which he was admitted to the Blair School of Music at Vanderbilt University where he graduated in 2018 in the class of Amy Dorfman. In 2019, he moved to France to obtain the Diplôme d'Études Musicales in piano and accompaniment with Chantal Lamarre and Brigitte Gonin-Chanut. In 2024 he obtained his master's degree in the class of Brenno Ambrosini at the Conservatorio Superior de Castilla y León . He attended the harmony, counterpoint and chamber music course at the EAMA internship for three consecutive summers (2017-2019). During his studies, he participated in courses and masterclasses with pianists such as Donna Lee, Sandra Shen, John Kimura Parker, Andrea Lam, Émile Naoumoff and Claire Désert. He has collaborated with artists such as Reginald Smith Jr., Laurent Pillot, Abenauara Graffigna, and María Espada. His performances have been broadcast on Radio Clásica in Spain as part of the program "Andante con moto." During the 2024-25 academic year, he will be an artist-in-residence at the Fondation des États-Unis in Paris as a Harriet Hale Woolley Fellow.